December 23, 2025 Bauxite boom pollutes water and crops in Guinea Guinea exports some 3.7 million tons of bauxite per week and produced about 146 million tons last year.
December 16, 2025 Guinea, EGA in bauxite supply deal talks A supply deal could potentially avert the legal action EGA has threatened over the seizure of its assets.
December 10, 2025 Trump demands on mining, China snarl US-Indonesia trade deal Indonesia is resisting US trade deal demands that it fears would restrain its independence, particularly in critical minerals and energy that risk […]
December 10, 2025 Indonesia sets rules to fine miners operating in forest areas Earlier this week, the task force ordered dozens of companies in palm oil cultivation and mining to pay fines totalling 38.62 trillion rupiah.
December 4, 2025 Rio Tinto targets $10B assets selloff as Trott resets the miner Rio Tinto’s new CEO pushes a sweeping overhaul aimed at tightening costs, simplifying business structures and boosting long-term growth.
November 21, 2025 A2MP secures $300 million from Afreximbank for African minerals A2MP has mining interests from Gabon and Cameroon to Mozambique, while owning almost 50% of FG Gold.
November 17, 2025 Rio Tinto to cut Yarwun alumina output to extend plant life Company said it will cut output at its Yarwun alumina refinery in Gladstone by 40% from October next year to extend the plant's life to 2035.
November 14, 2025 Ghana scraps tax on minerals exploration to boost investment The 15% tax covers exploration-related expenses such as drilling and assay work, hiking upfront costs for companies.
November 10, 2025 The shipping mogul who carved a route to China’s African mining prize Former merchant seaman opens access to Guinea’s vast untapped iron ore with a 370-mile cross-country railway.
November 10, 2025 Guinea to fast-track alumina, iron ore processing, minister says Guinea ships about 60% of its bauxite to China, while a third of iron ore produced by the Simandou mine is destined for Chinese mills.
Disruption and dislocation: LME metals’ year in seven charts Supply disruption and tariff dislocation have defined the London Metal Exchange base metals complex this year. December 23, 2025 | 07:58 am
